Photography

We are quietly launching our Photography Tutorial on this site and informing only our subscribers. The monthly tutorials will cover a vast array pf photography subject matter for photographers (like you) on a mission to learn and to constantly improve your photography skills and the quality of your photographs. These information tutorials are about learning the facts and go way beyond a one page

Introduction to Roger Jeakings: How does a professional combat photojournalist see the world of photography? This was the question we asked Roger Jeakings, combat veteran, tutor and author with more than 20 years of front-line experience to tell us. Roger has an enterprising communication style all of his own and the one thing he promises you is his thoughts and ideas won’t be boring. T

All Landscape Photography is Local Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neil, Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years is credited with the line “All politics is local”. And Like politics, all landscape photography is local. Sometimes photographers give a universal feeling to a shot so that the viewer will never know where it was taken. Sunset shots can be like tha

A little goes a long way Sometimes it’s difficult to understand why people are precise and caring about some things while completely abandoning any semblance of responsibility for others. Take my partner for instance. She is a qualified registered nurse with an eagle eye for anything that bears the slightest resemblance of dust. Out comes the vacuum cleaner, the polishing rag, or the bu

If you ever wonder what you should be shooting, get a farm. I mean this in the photographic sense. I am not the first to suggest that all photography is local, nor that if you are a serious photographer that you should take your camera with you everywhere you go, nor that the best light in the day is in the morning and afternoon when you get those beautiful 45 degree slanting rays of sunlight. Th

Once upon a time, Photoshop ruled the roost of image editing software. However, Adobe's, Incorporated (what some say) inflated prices and callous disregard of its user-base has created a backlash. While the lion's share of photo image editing work - particularly in the professional sphere - still happens on an Adobe product, many image artists are beginning to explore alternative software as well.

One of the ideas which are crucial to becoming an expert photographer is understanding the difference between a camera and a human eye. Our eyes are fixed to a narrow range of abilities - we have no choice in what magnification our eyes see with or what ranges of light they use. Nature gave us so many abilities and that is that. But cameras are an artificial contrivance we've cobbled together, wit

You wouldn’t think so but winter landscapes- or snow scapes - are one of the most challenging to photography enthusiasts. The difficulty can be that the average light tone of a snow scape is a lot lighter than what a medium grey tone is. This can put your meter readings out and give you an incorrect reading. In cases like these the snow is underexposed even though the camera may be telling

'By any means, get a shot!' should be your philosophy if you wish to make it big as a paparazzi. But if you are dealing with someone like Britney Spears who likes to give the paps a call before venturing out of her home, then it's 'no poblemo'. But sometimes, you do have to call on your good old tactics to get that prized celeb photo. One sure-fire trick to get a famous photo is to provoke a sta

The web, thanks to the advance of technology, is slowly evolving from a textual to a visual media. This has opened new markets for image professionals, and, unlike graphics work, photography is in more demand because it requires actual skill. If you're interested in being a fine art photographer, there is no better time to launch your career than now. Masters of fine art photography make bank. The

Let's face it, sometimes people do want to leave their existing boring role in life and do something they like for a living. I was one of those. Each day just became worse in the job I was doing. Hey...but I needed the money and there was no other way back then (at least, that's what I thought). I later learned how ridiculous that way of thinking is, and I wished I'd listened or more importantly,

The presence of computers in the home, the Internet, and digital cameras have brought us a new category of professional: the self-sufficient home freelance photographer. Before the Internet, this would have been a prohibitive venture; you'd have to send printed photos in the mail, and you'd have to correspond with publishers and buyers. On the photography end, you would have had to have your own

Good Day Roy. I thought I would share this experience with you. You may find some use for it within your growing photography Blog community and please feel free to edit it into any form that is usable. I have recently returned from a 10 day visit to Porto Rico and had accumulated over 600 photos, a large number of which I was very pleased with and included several lizard species and a number of b

As summer moves in, the days get longer and hotter. Photography is all about lighting and as the days get longer, the type of natural light that you have available to you changes with the season. So, how will the summer days affect your photography? Earlier Dawns Summer days start earlier than fall and winter days. This not only means you would have to get up earlier to get those dawn shots, bu

Whether you are a professional or an amateur photographer, it pays to keep up with technological developments in the industry. The traditional processes of any photographic system, whether a SLR or a digital method, involve capturing an image, storing that image, editing it and finally producing a print or output. The technologies behind each part of the system will always impact the final photogr

Most weddings will require a combination of photographic techniques, including portraiture, outdoor group photos and low light or indoor images. There are however exceptions to this standard, and these include evening weddings, and indoor weddings. Indoor weddings will require some bold actions on the part of the photographer as well as some preparation ahead of the event. A good photographer w

If any of your readers are like I am, they probably have encountered the same problem I had during a recent trip. What happened was that about 5 or 10 of my first photos of the day came out either way too dark or way too light. The cause? My settings the evening before, while shooting the sunset. If I had opened up my aperture to capture a later shot of the sun, the photos were too dark the next m

If you are familiar with Photoshop you may all ready know the basic functions of the tool palette items and some of the other commands. If you are just beginning to use the software package and want to use it simply to clean up or lightly alter your own photographs there are a few basic functions that you should take the time to learn and explore. Brightness Even a severely underexposed photogra

In the age of the internet and World Wide Web, it has become almost mandatory to have your own website. Commercial photographers and freelance photographers know the value of getting their work seen and recognized. If you are turning your photography hobby into a part-time or, even a full-time, business the first thing you need - after the cameras of course - is a fabulous website to showcase yo

Your love of photography has made you want to learn more about digital photography. Now you are ready to buy an SLR digital camera and equipment to improve your results. No matter whether you are a commercial photographer, freelance photographer or just do photography as a hobby this article will give you some tips on what equipment you need. Obviously, you need a camera and camera bag, but you wi

Using natural lighting for your photography is a handy technique. Apart from the fantastic photos you can produce, you don’t have to drag around a lot of equipment. But it does make you a slave to any available light. Avoid the Light at High Noon All photographers know to avoid shooting in full, natural sunlight at midday. It is the worst type of light of the day. It is unforgiving. If you

When beginning an examination of the use and varieties in digital camera lenses it is important to remember that the digital cameras have a sensor that is smaller than a 35mm film frame. This means that there is a significantly narrower field of view than that presented by the same lens on a non-digital 35mm film camera. This is the reason that digital photography is able to deliver smaller lenses

The newest technology revolutionizing SLR digital photography techniques is high dynamic range images (HDR or HDRI). Think about some of the shots you take when you are out and about with your digital camera. How often do you think you have that great shot of your dogs running along a beach? You take a look at it on your screen and you are excited it looks great. But, when you download the image i

Animals and photography are your passion, and people often ask you to take photos of the pets for them. Now you dream of starting a pet photography business. Pets have been a part of your life for so long and you have hundreds of photos spanning many years. You have captured them as pictorial memories for the rest of your life. Animal photography is rewarding. By combining the two things you enjoy